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Help to store hi-rez on external hard drive.

Hello. I am an old time audiophile and not to digital savy. I was wondering if anyone might share how to store downloaded hi-rez digital on external hard drive and configure it to be the source and deliver its content to the dac?, from there I think I got it. I don't think I want a computer over by my system so I thought just a hard drive would nice and small and neat, but I don't know if it is possible to do that. Thanks for any input. Have a great day.
marqmike

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dob
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"...how to store downloaded hi-rez digital... "

I believe almost no one actually addressed your question but rather described how they use computer audio.

I am not the expert and, thus, don;t want to give any advice but hi-res download is mostly in 24/96, 24/176 and 24/192 formats. I don't believe that Logitech can handle last two as well as iTune and many other suggested software and hardware solutions.

In your shoes, I would consider (and discuss with expert):
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1 - labtop with minimum OP and run it on battary when listening to music - exactly as suggested above.
2 - Downoald music managment software capable to deal with hi-rez and lossless downloads and probably classic music library (a bit more compex then rock, I believe)
3A -Use Asycronius USB/S/PDIF 24/192 device connected to
3B - your DAC with regular S/PDIF input or
4 - DAC with Asycronius USB 24/192 input

Still, Buyer Beware !
dob
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"I think I have picked out 'HQPlayer' to deal with the hi-rez digital files "

Hello,

What is HQPlayer?

I told you I am not the expert... I am searching myself for good and user-freindly and not too expensive Hi-rez server (I have APL HiFi DAC with hi-rez digital input to use with this server....this DAC is a part of NWO-S1 SACD/CD Player I need to play my SACDs)
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